# List of McNeese Cowboys in the NFL draft

This is a list of McNeese Cowboys football players in the NFL draft. Note that McNeese State University branded its athletic program as "McNeese State" until dropping the word "State" effective with the 2015–16 school year.

## Key

| B | Back | K | Kicker | NT | Nose tackle |
| C | Center | LB | Linebacker | FB | Fullback |
| DB | Defensive back | P | Punter | HB | Halfback |
| DE | Defensive end | QB | Quarterback | WR | Wide receiver |
| DT | Defensive tackle | RB | Running back | G | Guard |
| E | End | T | Offensive tackle | TE | Tight end |

## Selections

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
| 1956 | 19 | 11 | 228 | Charlie Dees | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1956 | 24 | 10 | 287 | Jesse Castete | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1957 | 11 | 11 | 132 | Roger Hampton | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1958 | 18 | 6 | 211 | Coy Scott | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1961 | 13 | 9 | 177 | Julius Fincke | San Francisco 49ers | T |
| 1962 | 16 | 10 | 220 | Tom Sestak | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1963 | 16 | 1 | 211 | Walter Burden | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1964 | 9 | 6 | 118 | Darrell Lester | Minnesota Vikings | RB |
| 1965 | 11 | 9 | 149 | Merlin Walet | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1965 | 20 | 14 | 280 | George Haffner | Baltimore Colts | QB |
| 1967 | 15 | 20 | 387 | David Poche | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1971 | 10 | 17 | 251 | Ron Miller | St. Louis Cardinals | T |
| 1972 | 14 | 26 | 364 | Mike O'Quinn | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1976 | 2 | 28 | 56 | James Files | Pittsburgh Steelers | C |
| 1979 | 4 | 23 | 105 | Charles Jefferson | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 1979 | 9 | 23 | 243 | Rich Ellender | Houston Oilers | WR |
| 1980 | 5 | 3 | 113 | Bryan Hicks | Cincinnati Bengals | DB |
| 1980 | 12 | 26 | 331 | Harry Price | San Diego Chargers | WR |
| 1982 | 3 | 18 | 73 | Rusty Guilbeau | St. Louis Cardinals | DE |
| 1983 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Leonard Smith | St. Louis Cardinals | DB |
| 1983 | 3 | 18 | 74 | Stephen Starring | New England Patriots | WR |
| 1983 | 8 | 20 | 216 | Carlton Briscoe | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 1984 | 8 | 25 | 221 | Ronnie Landry | Miami Dolphins | RB |
| 1994 | 4 | 12 | 115 | Terry Irving | St. Louis Cardinals | LB |
| 1995 | 5 | 29 | 163 | Ronald Cherry | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1996 | 2 | 7 | 37 | Kavika Pittman | Dallas Cowboys | DE |
| 1999 | 5 | 1 | 134 | Cecil Collins | Miami Dolphins | RB |
| 1999 | 5 | 8 | 141 | Reggie Nelson | San Diego Chargers | G |
| 2004 | 3 | 10 | 73 | Keith Smith | Detroit Lions | DB |
| 2008 | 3 | 17 | 80 | Bryan Smith | Philadelphia Eagles | LB |
| 2009 | 6 | 2 | 175 | Quinten Lawrence | Kansas City Chiefs | WR |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920
| Debut year | Player name | Position | Debut NFL/AFL team |
| 1949 | Wayne Kingery | HB | Baltimore Colts |
| 1963 | Don Breaux | QB | Denver Broncos |
| 1985 | Keith Ortego | WR | Chicago Bears |
| 1988 | Flip Johnson | WR | Buffalo Bills |
| 1994 | Adam Henry | WR | New Orleans Saints |
| 1996 | Kerry Joseph | QB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1997 | Zack Bronson | S | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1998 | Chris Fontenot | TE | Miami Dolphins |
| 1999 | Delphfrine Lee | DB | New York Jets |
| 2001 | Jimmy Redmond | WR/ST | Tennessee Titans |
| 2004 | Vick King | RB | Tennessee Titans |
| 2004 | Luke Lawton | FB | Buffalo Bills |
| 2004 | B. J. Sams | RB | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2008 | Darrick Brown | CB | Oakland Raiders |
| 2008 | Marcus Brown | CB | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2011 | Devin Holland | S | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2012 | Janzen Jackson | FS/PR | New York Giants |
| 2014 | Nic Jacobs | TE | New Orleans Saints |
| 2014 | Diontae Spencer | WR/RS | St. Louis Rams |